Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, I take full responsibility; and yes, I have spoken to David Thodey. Let me also confirm that the documents tabled yesterday in relation to the NBN request for proposal expert panel report inadvertently contained confidential information provided to the expert panel by the ACCC. Let me be very clear: Senator Minchin has been demanding the release of this information and we have been stating from day one that we would not do that. So yes, it was a mistake. But let us be clear: Senator Minchin and those opposite are demanding the release of more confidential information.